Sept. 8, 1996 in Sports on Page C3
On one side of the court, Andre Agassi’s side, it was a frightful day for tennis. The humidity soaked through the long-sleeved blue shirt that Agassi is forced to wear; …

Sept. 8, 1996 in Sports on Page C3
Her racket rattled against the back wall of the court, slammed there in frustration and anger by Martina Hingis, who learned a lesson in tennis grit from Steffi Graf in …

Sept. 7, 1996 in Sports on Page C1
It was the match nobody expected to be good and the match everybody had seen last year, so the Monica Seles-Conchita Martinez semifinal at the U.S. Open was scheduled first, …

Sept. 4, 1996 in Sports on Page C2
Pete Sampras took the sizzle out of Mark Philippoussis’ serves, blocking back anything he could see and touch, and knocking the Aussie giant out of the U.S. Open. Sampras lost …

Aug. 31, 1996 in Sports on Page C5
In one full-throated bellow, Pete Sampras let loose all the exasperation he kept bottled up through five sets of a tight, tired and distinctly ugly flirtation with danger. Sampras’ year …

Aug. 28, 1996 in Sports on Page C7
Stefan Edberg knows about being the defending Wimbledon champion and losing in the first round at the U.S. Open. Edberg has done that. It hurts, and it’s embarrassing. And it …

Aug. 26, 1996 in Sports on Page C4
Wayne Ferreira served notice he’s ready for the U.S. Open. The South African will be arriving in New York $288,000 richer after easily defeating unseeded Australian Todd Woodbridge 6-2, 6-4 …

Aug. 21, 1996 in Sports on Page C2
Defending champion Steffi Graf of Germany was seeded No. 1 in the women’s singles championship of the U.S. Open, which starts Monday and runs through Sept. 8 in New York. …

Aug. 20, 1996 in Sports on Page C2
Michael Chang rebounded from having his ATP hardcourt streak snapped with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over David Prinosil of Germany in the opening round of the Waldbaum Hamlet Cup. The …

Aug. 19, 1996 in Sports on Page C2
Pete Sampras withstood the blazing serves of Goran Ivanisevic to win the RCA Championships in Indianapolis, for a record third time, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5. The defeat kept the second-seeded Ivanisevic …

Aug. 15, 1996 in Sports on Page C2
Second-seeded Goran Ivanisevic struggled early before beating Javier Frana 6-7 (7-4), 6-4, 7-5, in the second round of the $1 million RCA Championships in Indianapolis. Also winning were No. 4 …

Aug. 11, 1996 in Sports on Page C2
Defending champion Andre Agassi ran down everything Thomas Muster pushed over the net and cruised to a 6-4, 6-1 victory in the semifinals of the ATP Championship in Mason, Ohio. …

Aug. 9, 1996 in Sports on Page C2
Andre Agassi again needed three sets, but advanced to the quarterfinals of the ATP Championship by beating Alex O’Brien 6-7 (7-5), 6-3, 6-0 at Mason, Ohio. In two matches suspended …

Aug. 8, 1996 in Sports on Page C2
An early morning crowd estimated at 7,500 turned out to watch Cigar breeze through his final tuneup before Saturday’s $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar. When Cigar appeared at …

Aug. 7, 1996 in Sports on Page C2
Eighth-seeded Jim Courier survived a stiff challenge from England’s Greg Rusedski to take a lengthy 6-7 (7-3), 6-3, 6-4 win in high heat and humidity during at the ATP Championship. …

Aug. 7, 1996 in Sports on Page C5
Plagued by the same wrist injury that forced him to default at Wimbledon, Boris Becker withdrew Tuesday from the Pilot Pen International. Becker ruptured a tendon in his right wrist …

Aug. 4, 1996 in Sports on Page C2
Heavily favored Monimaker won her 13th straight race, taking over early and pulling away down the stretch to capture the $375,000 Hambletonian Oaks at East Rutherford, N.J. Monimaker, driven by …

Aug. 3, 1996 in Sports on Page C3
If there’s any doubt Andre Agassi is serious about winning an Olympic gold medal, consider where he and fiancee Brooke Shields, one of the games’ glamour couples, have been spotted. …

July 22, 1996 in Sports on Page C4
Prosecutors are preparing to drop an ongoing tax-evasion investigation against tennis great Steffi Graf, a German magazine reported. The Hamburg-based Der Spiegel news weekly said the investigation would be closed …